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Valentine's Day

Saturday, February 9, 2013

Who's the Cutest Couple in Gwinnett?

Upload a photo of the two of you together for a chance to be named the Cutest Couple in Gwinnett!

Are you one half of a ridiculously cute couple in Gwinnett County? Are you newly in love, or have you shared the better part of a century together?  Whether you hold hands after a lifetime of memories or still get a little nervous when you lean in for a kiss, we want to see the two of you together.  Upload your photo by midnight on Feb. 14, and add a caption with your name and your local Patch. The winner will be based on user comments. Once the winner is selected, we will write and publish your love story!

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Bites Nearby

Where To Go on Valentine's Day in Suwanee

Suwanee restaurants offer specials for your romantic night out.

Suwanee has no shortage of places to eat. For Valentine's Day, many places offer special menus to make for a romantic evening. Here are five options for a Happy Valentine's dinner.

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Enjoy Valentine's Day With Suwanee Patch

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Valentine's Day is Tuesday, Feb. 14, and since Suwanee Patch loves our readers, we want to help you celebrate the day in style, whether it's with your significant other, your family or your friends.  Be sure to check out our special Valentine's Day page for great deals on gifts, information on local events and more. And if you have any great gift ideas, a special Valentine's Day story, or know of more events, be sure to tell us in the comments. Have a Happy Valentine's Day! Love, Suwanee Patch

Monday, February 6, 2012

Valentine's Day Goes Digital

You guessed it ... there's an app for that. A developer has released Kiss My Valentine for Valentine's Day 2012, an app that will send your special Valentine little love messages all day on Feb. 14.

  Want to send hugs, kisses and Valentine’s Day wishes to your special someone on Valentine’s Day? Well now there’s an app for that. In anticipation of Valentine's Day 2012, Smart phone app developer Iconosys, Inc., released Kiss My Valentine™, an app that sends little love messages all day in either English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, or Chinese. The developers said this app is designed, "to make it easier for us to pay tribute to all those people in our lives who deserve our love." "Like Christmas, Valentine's Day is more about giving than receiving. I look forward each year to making the loved ones in my life feel extra-special on this precious day. I now can send text kisses and text hugs to family that normally I may have not take …

Sunday, February 20, 2011

The Week In Review

Closing the Book on Borders

What happened in/around Suwanee from Feb. 13-19.

Another week that was. The highlights: SculpTour: Suwanee long has had an eye for art, and now it has launched SculpTour. The city wants unique sculptures to display around the city, and it has an RFP and is offering stipends for artists. Courthouse weddings: Love was in the air on Valentine's Day, and several couples turned out at the historic courthouse in Lawrenceville to tie the knot. Re-cycling: A group of road cyclists regularly starts rides of 30 to 50 miles from Suwanee. One is a current NFL player. And it can get a bit dangerous, but it's also fun. The Outlaws have their own Facebook page, too. Closing the book: Bookstores are now on the Internet hit list, following newspapers and music CDs. The Borders chain filed for Chapter 11 …

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Love and Marriage on Valentine's in Gwinnett

Couples head for the historic courthouse in Lawrenceville to tie the knot.

Courthouse bells served as wedding bells at the Gwinnett Historic Courthouse on Monday, as more than a dozen couples lined up outside before the doors even opened at 1oam. Couples like Brett Price and Janeka Jackson were there to exchange marital vows on Valentine’s Day.  For them, the decision to come down Monday was easy. “Because we love each other.” Price said. “And it’s Valentine’s Day, it's his birthday and we love each other and he’s my soul mate,” added the future Mrs. Price. The city offered free wedding ceremonies to those who were lucky in love. The couples did need to have a valid marriage license before Feb. 14. Judges also performed vow-renewal ceremonies for husbands and wives looking to rekindle romance, like the Nyes, who …

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